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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                 FORM 10-Q/A-1
 
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<S>        <C>
/X/          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                                    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
                                        OR
 
/ /          RANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                                    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarter ended June 30, 1998               Commission file number 0-20526
 
                            ------------------------
 
                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
 
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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<S>                             <C>
          MINNESOTA                  41-1664848
 (State or other jurisdiction     (I.R.S. Employer
     Of incorporation or           Identification
        organization)                  Number)
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            7825 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55439-2435
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (612) 942-9880
 
                            ------------------------
 
    Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes _X_ No ____
 
    The number of shares of the Common Stock of the registrant outstanding as of
July 31, 1998 was 39,129,964.
 
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     The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 to: (1) amend Items 1 and 2 of Part I in
their entirety and (2) file an amended Financial Data Schedule (Exhibit 27.1)
pursuant to Item 6 of Part II. Such amendments reflect a correction to the
accounting classification of $25 million release from restricted spread accounts
sooner than would have been the case absent an arrangement with the Company's
provider of asset-backed securities insurance.

                               FORM 10-Q/A-1 INDEX
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<S>       <C>                                                                               <C>
PART I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements                                                   3
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
             Operations                                                                      11

PART II   OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                   23

SIGNATURES                                                                                   24

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                                                25

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     The financial information for the interim periods presented herein is 
unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary (which are 
of a normal recurring nature) have been included for a fair presentation of 
the results of operations. The results of operations for an interim period 
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full 
year or any other interim period.

                         SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE
                PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

     Certain statements under the caption "Management's Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in 
this Form 10-Q constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of 
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking 
statements may be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," 
"expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "should," or "continue" or the negative 
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. Such 
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties 
that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results 
or from those results presently anticipated or projected. Such factors 
include, among other things, the following: delinquency and loan loss rates 
which vary from assumptions; modifications to the Company's retail 
disposition program; accounting and regulatory changes; interest rate 
fluctuations; difficulties or delays in the securitization of automobile 
loans; availability of adequate short- and long-term financing; general 
economic and business conditions; and other matters set forth under the 
caption "Cautionary Statements" in exhibit 99.1 filed herewith.

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                              ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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<CAPTION>
                                                                      (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE  AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)          JUNE 30, 1998   DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                                     -------------   -----------------
                                     ASSETS
<S>                                                                  <C>              <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                                                $   8,160           $  17,274
Due from securitization trust                                              133,551             107,207
Auto loans held for sale                                                    15,480              49,133
Finance income receivable                                                  326,852             371,985
Restricted cash in spread accounts                                         241,682             250,297
Furniture, fixtures and equipment                                           16,756              17,371
Other assets                                                                30,225              32,483
                                                                      ------------           ----------
     Total assets                                                        $ 772,706           $ 845,750
                                                                      ------------           ----------
                                                                      ------------           ----------

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Amounts due under warehouse facilities                                   $  53,962           $  30,880
Senior notes                                                               366,149             365,640
Subordinated notes                                                          49,681              50,772
Capital lease obligations                                                    4,366               5,368
Deferred income taxes                                                            -              18,846
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                    39,368              26,302
                                                                      ------------           ----------
     Total liabilities                                                     513,526             497,808

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
  Capital stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized:
    Common stock 38,966,697 and 38,813,735 shares issued
    and outstanding, respectively                                              390                 388
Additional paid-in capital                                                 323,775             322,819
Retained earnings (deficit)                                                (64,985)             24,735
                                                                      ------------           ----------
     Total shareholders' equity                                            259,180             347,942
                                                                      ------------           ----------
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                          $ 772,706           $ 845,750
                                                                      ------------           ----------
                                                                      ------------           ----------
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           See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED                 SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                         JUNE 30,                           JUNE 30,
                                                             ----------------------------      ------------------------------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)                  1998           1997                1998           1997
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
<S>                                                          <C>             <C>               <C>              <C>
REVENUES:
  Net interest margin                                        $     14,380    $     16,995      $     29,049     $     33,721
  Gain (loss) on sale of loans                                    (82,301)         26,459           (51,247)         (51,428)
  Servicing fee income                                             20,184          15,385            39,850           28,683
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
      Total revenues                                              (47,737)         58,839            17,652           10,976

EXPENSES:
  Salaries and benefits                                            15,773          15,115            33,120           29,593
  General and administrative and other operating expenses          38,918          23,810            67,405           49,975
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
      Total operating expenses                                     54,691          38,925           100,525           79,568
  Long-term debt and other interest expense                        12,908          10,651            25,693           18,242
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
      Total expenses                                               67,599          49,576           126,218           97,810
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
  Operating income (loss) before income taxes and
      extraordinary item                                         (115,336)          9,263          (108,566)         (86,834)
  Income tax expense (benefit)                                    (21,419)          3,520           (18,846)         (33,066)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
  Income (loss) before extraordinary item                         (93,917)          5,743           (89,720)         (53,768)
  Extraordinary item, net of tax                                        -               -                 -          (15,828)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
      Net income (loss)                                      $    (93,917)   $      5,743      $    (89,720)    $    (69,596)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
  Net income (loss) per share before extrordinary item       $      (2.41)   $       0.15      $      (2.30)    $      (1.39)
  Extraordinary item per share                                          -               -                 -            (0.41)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
      Net income (loss) per share                            $      (2.41)   $       0.15      $      (2.30)    $      (1.80)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
  Net income (loss) per share before extraordinary item      $      (2.41)   $       0.15      $      (2.30)    $      (1.39)
  Extraordinary item per share                                          -               -                 -            (0.41)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
      Net income (loss) per share                            $      (2.41)   $       0.15      $      (2.30)    $      (1.80)
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------
                                                             ------------    ------------      ------------     -------------

Weighted average shares outstanding:
      Basic                                                    38,966,697      38,702,011        38,965,549       38,558,754
      Diluted                                                  38,966,697      39,182,748        38,965,549       38,558,754


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           See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                       4
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                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                        SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                             JUNE 30,
                                                                 ----------------------------------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)                                              1998                1997
                                                                 ------------         -------------

<S>                                                              <C>                  <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)                                                $   (89,720)         $   (69,596)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in
  operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                                        5,138                3,262
  (Increase) decrease in assets:
      Automobile loans held for sale:
        Purchases of automobile loans                             (1,159,784)          (1,557,818)
        Sales of automobile loans                                  1,159,976            1,522,135
        Repayments of automobile loans                                33,461               24,496
      Finance income receivable                                       45,133               24,824
      Restricted cash in spread accounts                               8,615              (46,666)
      Due from securitization trusts                                 (26,344)               8,865
      Prepaid expenses and other assets                                1,026                 (733)
  Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
      Deferred income taxes                                          (18,846)             (42,767)
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                        13,066               14,794
                                                                 ------------         -------------
          Total cash used in operating activities                    (28,279)            (119,204)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment                     (2,655)              (5,006)
Collections on subordinated certificates                                 527                  572
                                                                 ------------         -------------
          Total cash used in investing activities                     (2,128)              (4,434)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of Common Stock                               304                2,485
Proceeds from borrowings under warehouse facilities                1,512,737            1,074,410
Repayment of borrowings under warehouse facilities                (1,489,655)          (1,087,828)
Unsecured subordinated notes, net                                     (1,091)              (1,947)
Repayments of long-term debt                                               -             (145,000)
Proceeds from issuance of long term debt                                   -              300,000
Deferred debt issuance cost                                                -               (5,127)
Reduction of capital lease obligations                                (1,002)              (1,277)
                                                                 ------------         -------------
          Total cash provided by financing activities                 21,293              135,716
                                                                 ------------         -------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                  (9,114)              12,078
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                      17,274               16,057
                                                                 ------------         -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                       $     8,160          $    28,135
                                                                 ------------         -------------
                                                                 ------------         -------------

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: 
  Non cash activities:
    Additions to capital leases                                            -          $       132
  Cash paid for:
    Interest                                                     $    29,480          $    14,656

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           See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                                 ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                       (UNAUDITED)


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<CAPTION>

                                                                 FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                NUMBER OF                  ADDITIONAL     RETAINED
                                                 COMMON      COMMON PAR     PAID IN       EARNINGS
                                                 SHARES        VALUE        CAPITAL       (DEFICIT)         TOTAL
                                               ----------    -----------   ----------    ----------      -----------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)

<S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>             <C> 
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997                     38,813,735       $   388    $  322,819    $   24,735      $  347,942
Exercise of options and warrants                   39,357             1           104             -             105
Issuance of Common Stock:
    Benefit plans                                 113,605             1           198             -             199
Amortization of deferred compensation                   -             -           654             -             654
Net loss                                                -             -             -       (89,720)        (89,720)
                                               ----------    -----------   ----------    ----------      -----------

BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1998                         38,966,697       $   390    $  323,775    $  (64,985)     $  259,180
                                               ----------    -----------   ----------    ----------      -----------
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           See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
              NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998


1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     BASIS OF PRESENTATION. The interim financial statements have been 
prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to quarterly reports on Form 
10-Q. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in 
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules 
and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures present 
fairly the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries for the 
periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction 
with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and 
schedules included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed 
March 30, 1998.

     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the 
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany 
accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

     Certain reclassifications have been made to the June 30, 1997 balances 
to conform to current period presentation.

     USE OF ESTIMATES

     In conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management 
utilizes assumptions and estimates that affect the reported value of finance 
income receivable and the gain on sale of automobile receivables. Such 
assumptions include, but are not limited to, estimates of loan prepayments, 
defaults, recovery rates and present value discount. The Company uses a 
combination of its own historical experience, industry statistics and 
expectation of future performance to determine such estimates. The Company's 
estimation process is evaluated on a regular basis and modified when deemed 
necessary. Modifications to the estimation process may result in changes in 
estimates utilized to determine the carrying value of finance income 
receivable. Actual results may differ from the Company's estimates due to 
numerous factors both within and beyond the control of Company management. 
Changes in these factors could require the Company to revise its assumptions 
concerning the amount of voluntary prepayments, the frequency and/or severity 
of defaults and the recovery rates associated with the disposition of 
repossessed vehicles. The range of assumptions, as well as actual 
performance, are reflective of the risk characteristics of the loans within 
specific securitization pools.

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                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
        NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                       FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998


2. FINANCE INCOME RECEIVABLE

   The following table sets forth the components of finance income receivable:


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<CAPTION>

                                                                                          AT               AT
                                                                                       JUNE 30,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                         1998             1997
                                                                                      ------------     ------------
    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

    <S>                                                                               <C>              <C> 
    Estimated cash flows on loans sold, net of estimated prepayments                    $899,783          $735,557
    Deferred servicing income                                                           (102,855)          (88,282)
    Reserve for loan losses                                                             (429,182)         (235,599)
                                                                                      ------------     ------------
    Undiscounted cash flows on loans sold, net of estimated prepayments                  367,746           411,676
    Discount to present value                                                            (40,894)          (39,691)
                                                                                      ------------     ------------
                                                                                        $326,852          $371,985
                                                                                      ------------     ------------
                                                                                      ------------     ------------

       Reserve for loan losses as a percentage of servicing portfolio                       8.44 %          4.75 %

    The following represents the roll-forward of the finance income receivable balance:

    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
    BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997                                                                          $371,985
    Estimated cash flows on loans sold, net of estimated prepayments                                     126,389
    Recognition of present value effect of discounted cash flows                                          11,739
       Less:
    Excess cash flows deposited to spread accounts                                                      (68,761)
    Changes in estimates of charge-offs, recovery rates and prepayments                                (114,500)
                                                                                                       ------------

    BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1998                                                                              $326,852
                                                                                                       ------------
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                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
        NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                       FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

3. RESTRICTED CASH IN SPREAD ACCOUNTS

    The following represents the roll-forward of restricted cash in spread
accounts:

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<CAPTION>

    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

    <S>                                                <C>
    BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997                          $250,297
    Excess cash flows deposited to spread accounts        68,761
    Interest earned on spread accounts                     7,314
      Less:
    Spread account recourse reduction amount (1)        (25,000)
    Excess cash flows released to the Company (2)       (59,690)
                                                    ------------
    BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1998                              $241,682
                                                    ------------
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(1)  In May 1998, the Company and its provider of asset-backed securities
     insurance entered into an arrangement whereby the Company was allowed to
     receive $25 million of cash from certain spread accounts sooner than it
     would have absent such arrangement. The arrangement may be extended on an
     annual basis upon mutual arrangement by and between the Company and its
     provider of asset-backed securities insurance. The Company pays a monthly
     fee to its provider of asset-backed securities insurance to maintain the
     arrangement. The $25 million will be replenished in the relevant spread
     accounts by means of a $3 million reduction in the level of monthly cash
     releases from the spread accounts. The replishment period will begin in May
     1999, unless the terms of the arrangement are extended.

(2)  Includes $7.0 million that has been restricted pursuant to an arrangement
     between the Company and its provider of asset-backed securities insurance.
     Such arrangement provides that, if any insured securitization trust exceeds
     the specified portfolio performance test as defined within the trust
     agreement, the Company may, in lieu of retaining excess cash from that
     securitization trust in the related spread accounts, pledge an equivalent
     amount of cash, which has the effect of preventing the violation of the
     portfolio performance test. Such pledged amounts are included in cash and
     cash equivalents. Restrictions on the pledged amounts may be lifted if the
     portfolio performance tests are met and maintained for the related
     securitization trusts as defined in the arrangement, the violations are
     waived, or the loans within the securitization trust are repurchased by the
     Company.

4.   OTHER ASSETS

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<CAPTION>
                                                                AT                    AT
                                                              JUNE 30,             DECEMBER 31,
                                                               1998                  1997
                                                            -----------           -------------
     (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
     <S>                                                    <C>                   <C>
     Advances due to servicer                                  $ 5,612               $ 6,072
     Deferred debt issuance costs                               10,814                11,518
     Investment in subordinated certificates                     2,337                 2,864
     Servicing fee receivable                                    4,706                 4,389
     Prepaid expenses                                            1,275                 1,078
     Repossessed assets                                            397                 1,181
     Other assets                                                5,084                 5,381
                                                            -----------           -------------
                                                               $30,225               $32,483
                                                            -----------           -------------
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                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.
        NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                       FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998


5. SUBORDINATED NOTES

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<CAPTION>
                                                  AT              AT
                                                JUNE 30,      DECEMBER 31,
    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)                       1998            1997
                                               ---------      ------------
    <S>                                        <C>            <C>
    
    Senior subordinated notes, Series 1996-A    $30,000            $30,000
    Junior subordinated notes                    19,681             20,772
                                               ---------      ------------
                                                $49,681            $50,772
                                               ---------      ------------
                                               ---------      ------------
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6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
     earnings per share for each of the three and six month periods ended June
     30:

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<CAPTION>
                                                               THREE MONTHS ENDED                  SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                    JUNE 30,                            JUNE 30,
                                                      --------------------------------     --------------------------------
    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)          1998               1997              1998                1997
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
    <S>                                               <C>               <C>                <C>               <C>
    Numerator:
        Net income (loss ) before
          extraordinary item                          $    (93,917)       $      5,743     $    (89,720)     $    (53,768)
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------

    Denominator:
        Denominator for basic earnings per
          share - weighted average shares               38,966,697          38,702,011       38,965,549        38,558,754
        Dilutive effect of options and warrants (1)              -             480,737                -                 -
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
        Denominator for diluted earnings per
          share - adjusted weighted average
          shares                                        38,966,697          39,182,748       38,965,549        38,558,754
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------

    Basic earnings (loss) per share before
      extraordinary item                              $      (2.41)       $       0.15     $      (2.30)     $      (1.39)
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------

    Diluted earnings (loss) per share before
       extraordinary item                             $      (2.41)       $       0.15     $      (2.30)     $      (1.39)
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
                                                      -------------     --------------     ------------      --------------
</TABLE>

------------
     (1)  For the three and six months ended June 30, 1998 and the six months
          ended June 30, 1997, the weighted average shares under the diluted
          computation have an anti-dilutive effect; therefore diluted earnings
          per share are shown equal to basic earnings per share.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

     Substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from the purchase,
securitization and servicing of consumer automobile loans originated in 45
states primarily by car dealers affiliated with major foreign and domestic
manufacturers. Loans are purchased through 18 regional buying centers (or
"hubs") located in 15 states, supplemented by a network of dealer development
representatives ("DDRs") which develop and maintain relationships with car
dealers operating within each "hub's" immediate market area or in surrounding
market areas referred to as "spokes." Credit approval and loan processing are
generally performed at the "hub" or at the Company's headquarters in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company acts as the servicer of all loans originated
and securitized by it in return for a monthly servicing fee. To perform its
servicing responsibilities the Company operates a national customer service
center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and four regional collection centers located in
Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Minneapolis,
Minnesota.

THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997

 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES

     Included in the Company's financial results for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998, are two non-cash charges totaling $125 million. The
non-cash charges include a pre-tax $114.5 million charge to gain on sale of
loans associated with a change in accounting estimates to reflect (i) a higher
estimate of the frequency of defaulted receivables (ii) a reduction in assumed
loan loss recovery rates, (iii) a reduction in estimated voluntary loan
prepayments, and (iv) additions to general reserves applicable to unanticipated
changes in the future performance of the existing portfolio of receivables. An
additional $10.5 million pre-tax charge relates to the elimination of the
Company's retail remarketing program and other organizational changes designed
to improve future operating efficiencies.

     Historically, management's estimate of the frequency of loan defaults was
based on actual credit performance incurred to date segregated by each
securitization transaction and loan product (Premier and Classic) as well as
comparisons to externally-generated industry information when available. In
response to a perception of increased risk within the consumer finance industry
and the Company's dependence on internal historical experience as an indicator
of future credit performance, management commenced a project to identify what it
hoped would be a more predictive alternative to estimating future performance of
its servicing portfolio to not only improve the Company's assessment of its
finance income receivable carrying amount but also to enhance the Company's
pricing of its loan products. This project focused on identifying correlations
between the credit performance of the loans in the Company's servicing portfolio
and the credit characteristics of each contract at the time of origination,
including externally-developed credit score, loan-to-value ratio, debt-to-income
ratio and payment-to-income ratio. The Company's decision to obtain and utilize
a credit score from a nationally recognized independent credit scoring company
rather than utilizing its own internally-developed credit score was based on its
desire to reduce the subjectivity of the analysis. As a result of this project,
management determined that the combination of externally-developed credit score
and loan-to-value ratio was most predictive of future loan performance. Using
the information derived from this process, management was then able to segregate
the loans in its servicing portfolio into eight distinct tranches of credit
performance that management believes provide a higher level of precision in
estimating future default experience than its previous methodology. As a result,
management determined in June 1998 that it was necessary to revise its estimate
with respect to the frequency of future loan defaults and reduce the carrying
value of its finance income receivable by approximately $67 million.

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     In addition to the frequency of loan defaults, the valuation of the
Company's finance income receivable is based in part on an estimate of the
recovery upon the disposition of repossessed vehicles. Although the Company was
reserved for and realized recovery rates slightly above 50% on the sale of
repossessed vehicles during the first six months of 1998, management believes
that market pressure on used car prices will force future recovery rates
downward and therefore, believes that it is appropriate to lower the estimated
recovery rate to 45%. This decrease to the Company's estimated recovery rate,
taking into consideration the increase in the estimated frequency of defaults
discussed above, led to a further reduction in the carrying value of finance
income receivable of approximately $51 million.

     A third component in the valuation of finance income receivable is an
estimate of the amount and timing of voluntary prepayments of loans.
Historically, management has estimated the percentage of receivables it expects
to prepay on a monthly basis and has assumed that such monthly prepayment speed
would remain constant throughout the life of the securitization trust. A
detailed analysis of the Company's actual prepayment data indicated, however,
that for an extended period of time prepayment speeds have performed slower than
expected and have progressively declined as a securitization trust ages. As a
result, management determined that it was appropriate to reduce its prepayment
speed assumption, which resulted in an increase to its finance income receivable
carrying value of approximately $49 million.

     Finally, to provide for current uncertainties related to the consumer
finance industry and the remaining subjectivity of the estimates used in valuing
the finance income receivable, management believes that it was appropriate to
increase its finance income receivable reserves by an additional $45.5 million.

     Also during the second quarter of 1998, the Company decided to discontinue
its retail remarketing operations and finalized plans aimed at reducing
infrastructure costs and improving operating efficiencies. After a detailed
review during the past 18 months, the Company determined that its retail
remarketing operation which was responsible for the liquidation of repossessed
vehicles through retail consignment lots did not provide an adequate
risk-adjusted return commensurate with the attention necessary by management to
operate such strategy and therefore decided to cease such operations. Also
during this time period, the Company conducted an exhaustive study of
substantially all Company functions and developed a plan which includes further
consolidation of the Company's servicing and collection operations into its four
regional collection centers and streamlining of other operating procedures. As a
result, the Company has recognized a $10.5 million pre-tax charge through other
operating expenses associated with estimated severance and benefit costs,
termination or subleasing of certain lease commitments, and legal expenses
associated with the operational changes.

     Included in the Company's financial results during the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 1997, are two special charges taken in March 1997. These
charges included a non-cash pre-tax charge of approximately $103 million, due
primarily to a change in accounting estimate related to the assumed recovery
rates on repossessed vehicles and modifications to the Company's retail
disposition strategy, and an extraordinary charge of approximately $15.8
million, net of tax, due to the early extinguishment of the Company's 13% Senior
Term Notes, due 2000 (the "13% Notes").


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     NET INTEREST MARGIN. The components of net interest margin for each of the
three and six months ended June 30 were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               THREE MONTHS ENDED           SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                    JUNE 30,                    JUNE 30,
                                                            ----------------------       -----------------------
                                                              1998          1997           1998          1997
                                                            ---------    ---------       --------      ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                         <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>
Interest income on loans, net                               $   6,753    $   8,961       $ 13,032      $ 17,131
Interest income on short-term investments
   and other cash accounts                                      2,887        3,474          5,947         6,492
Recognition of present value discount                           5,440        4,736         11,739        10,932
Provision for credit losses on loans held for sale               (700)        (176)        (1,669)         (834)
                                                            ---------    ---------       --------      ---------
   Net interest margin                                       $ 14,380     $ 16,995       $ 29,049      $ 33,721
                                                            ---------    ---------       --------      ---------
                                                            ---------    ---------       --------      ---------
</TABLE>

     Net interest margin declined 15% and 14% during the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998, respectively, compared with the same periods in 1997. The
decline in net interest margin is primarily due to a reduction in the average
balance of loans held for sale pending securitization and an increase in the
provision for credit losses on loans held for sale to reflect an increased
proportion of Classic loan purchases, partially offset by wider net interest
rate spreads earned on loans held for sale.

     A 22% and 24% decline in loan purchasing volume (see table below) and the
timing of securitization transactions during the three and six months ended June
30, 1998, respectively, resulted in a reduction in the average monthly balance
of loans held for sale, on which the Company earns interest income until such
loans are securitized, to $191.4 million and $187.3 million, respectively, down
from $255.0 million and $246.0 million in the same periods of 1997,
respectively. The decline in purchasing volume is primarily due to the Company's
emphasis on more selective loan purchases. During the three and six months ended
June 30, 1998, the weighted average net interest rate spread earned rose to
11.04% and 11.23% respectively, compared with 9.82% and 9.93%, respectively,
during the same periods in 1997. The rise in net interest rate spread earned on
loans held for sale is principally due to higher average annual percentage rates
("APRs") paid by obligors primarily resulting from a greater proportion of loan
volume consisting of higher rate Classic loans.

     The Company's loan purchasing and securitization volume for each of the 
three and six months ended June 30 are set forth in the table below.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED           SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                           JUNE 30,                    JUNE 30,
                                   ------------------------     -----------------------
                                     1998          1997           1998          1997
                                   ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>
Premier                            $  161,555    $  358,543     $  333,838    $  761,738
Classic                               411,325       379,959        823,015       758,636
                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
   Total loans purchased           $  572,880    $  738,502     $1,156,853    $1,520,374
                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
Automobile loans securitized       $  571,782    $  747,391     $1,159,976    $1,522,135
</TABLE>

     GAIN ON SALE OF LOANS. During the three months ended June 30, 1998, the 
Company recognized a non-recurring pre-tax charge to gain on sale of loans of 
$114.5 million resulting in a loss on sale of loans of $82.3 million and 
$51.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, respectively. 
Included in gain on sale of loans during the six months ended June 30, 1997 
was a non-recurring pre-tax charge of $98.0 million resulting in a loss on 
sale of loans of $51.4 million. See "CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND 
NON-RECURRING CHARGES" for discussion of these charges. Excluding these 
charges, gain on sale of loans increased 22% and 36% during the three and six 

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months ended June 30, 1998, respectively, compared with the same periods in 
1997. The increases are primarily due to a widening of the gross interest 
spread earned on loans securitized (see table below) and a decline in the 
average participation rate paid to dealers for loan originations, partially 
offset by the decrease in loan securitization volume.

     The following table summarizes the Company's gross interest rate spreads
for each of the three and six month periods ended June 30:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED           SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                            JUNE 30,                    JUNE 30,
                                                    ------------------------     -----------------------
                                                      1998          1997           1998          1997
                                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>
Weighted average APR of loans securitized             17.06%          15.83%          17.05%       15.65%
Weighted average securitization rate                   5.97            6.50            5.97         6.51
                                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
       Gross interest rate spread (1)                 11.09%           9.33%          11.08%        9.14%
                                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
                                                    ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------

</TABLE>
-----------
(1)  Before gains/losses on hedging transactions.

     The rise in gross interest rate spread during the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998 is primarily due to an increased proportion of
higher-yielding Classic loans, resulting in an increased average APR earned on
loans purchased and subsequently securitized, and due to a reduction in the
securitization interest rate primarily reflecting a general decline in market
interest rates.

     Any unamortized balance of participations paid to dealers is expensed at
the time the related loans are securitized and recorded as a reduction to gain
on sale. Due to the increased proportion of Classic loan purchases, which
generally require lower participation rates than Premier loans, participations
paid as a percentage of the principal balance of loans purchased declined to
2.80% and 2.83% during the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, from 3.14%
and 3.20%, respectively, in the same periods a year ago.

     Gain on sale of loans has been adjusted for net realized losses on hedging
transactions of $2.6 million and $8.4 million during the three and six months
ended June 30, 1998, compared with net realized losses of $1.6 million and $0.2
million, respectively, in the same periods a year ago.

     SERVICING FEE INCOME. The components of servicing fee income for each of
the three and six months ended June 30 were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED           SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                           JUNE 30,                    JUNE 30,
                                   ------------------------     -----------------------
                                     1998          1997           1998          1997
                                   ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>
Contractual servicing fee income     $14,251        $11,047        $28,179      $20,525
Other servicing income                 5,933          4,338         11,671        8,158
                                   ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
   Total servicing fee income        $20,184        $15,385        $39,850      $28,683
                                   ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
                                   ---------    -----------     ----------    ---------
</TABLE>

     The Company earns contractual servicing fee income for servicing loans sold
to investors through securitizations. The servicing fee is 1% per annum of the
outstanding principal balance of the loans for all securitizations entered into
prior to September 1997 and 1.25% per annum on loans included in and subsequent
to the third quarter 1997 securitization. The growth in contractual servicing
fee income is primarily related to an increase in the average servicing
portfolio outstanding (see table below).

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<PAGE>

     Other servicing income consists primarily of collection fees, such as late
payment fees and insufficient fund charges, and interest on collection accounts
earned by the Company as servicer of the loans. The rise in other servicing
income is principally due to increases in income from late fees and insufficient
fund charges reflecting the increase in delinquency rates and growth in the
Company's servicing portfolio compared to the same periods a year ago and
increased collection account interest attributable to the growth in the average
servicing portfolio outstanding.

     The following table reflects the growth in the Company's servicing
portfolio from June 30, 1997 to June 30, 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 AT JUNE 30,
                                                                       -------------------------------
                                                                         1998                1997
                                                                       ------------       ------------
     (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT AS NOTED)
     <S>                                                               <C>                <C>
     Principal balance of automobile loans held for sale                $   14,726          $   51,487
     Principal balance of loans serviced under securitizations           5,070,879           4,462,522
                                                                       ------------       ------------
     Servicing portfolio                                                $5,085,605          $4,514,009
                                                                       ------------       ------------
                                                                       ------------       ------------
     Average unpaid principal balance (actual dollars)                  $   11,609          $   12,382
     Number of loans serviced                                              438,063             364,553
</TABLE>
     The Company's servicing portfolio increased 13% from June 30, 1997 to June
30, 1998. This increase reflects loan purchases and subsequent securitizations,
partially offset by defaults, prepayments and scheduled repayments. The decline
in average outstanding balance of loans during the first six months of 1998
reflects an increase in the proportion of used to new cars financed by the
Company and a reduction in loan-to-value ratios on loan purchases during the
past 18 months.

     The Company's servicing fee approximates adequate compensation as defined
by SFAS 125 and therefore, the Company has not recorded a servicing asset or
liability at June 30, 1998.

     OPERATING EXPENSES. During the three and six months ended June 30, 1998,
salaries and benefits increased 4% and 12%, respectively, from the same periods
a year ago. Beginning in the first quarter of 1998, the Company began to move
collection personnel out of buying centers into centralized sites to better
leverage collections resources and technology and to control collection
processes more tightly. While this organizational change has resulted in a
reduction in the number of collection personnel, primarily due to anticipated
improvements in efficiencies and a temporary delay in the staffing of the new
centralized sites, it has also had the effect of increasing salaries and
benefits during the second quarter and first six months of 1998 over the same
periods in 1997 due to severance expenses associated with the change.

     Other operating costs, including administrative, occupancy, depreciation
and amortization, origination, servicing and collection expenses, increased 63%
and 35% for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, respectively, compared
with the same periods in 1997. Included in operating costs during the three and
six months ended June 30, 1998 is a pre-tax charge of approximately $10.5
million. This charge is related to the elimination of the Company's retail
remarketing program and other organizational changes designed to improve
operating efficiency. (See "CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND NON-RECURRING
Charges"). Included in operating costs during the first six months of 1997 was a
pre-tax charge of approximately $5.0 million primarily related to legal costs
and severance expenses for certain former executives of the Company. Excluding
these charges, other operating costs increased 19% and 27% for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1998, respectively, compared with the same periods in
1997. The increase in other operating costs is primarily a result of the higher
percentage of Classic program loans in the portfolio, since these loans
generally require greater collection efforts and related costs (including
increased telephone, fax, postage and repossession expenses) than Premier
program loans.

     IMPACT OF YEAR 2000. The Company recognizes that the arrival of the Year
2000 poses a unique worldwide challenge to the ability of all computer systems
to recognize the date change from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000 and, like
other companies, is assessing, enhancing and updating its computer applications
and business 

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<PAGE>

processes to provide for their continued functionality after said date. In 
connection with its initiative to replace and enhance key operating systems, 
the Company has engaged outside consultants to assist in the design and 
implementation of various systems that will be Year 2000 compliant. The 
Company anticipates that the testing and implementation of such systems will 
be completed by mid-1999, which is prior to any anticipated impact on its 
operating systems. The Company believes that with conversions to new 
software, the Year 2000 issue will not pose significant operational problems 
for its computer systems. However, if such conversions are not made, or are 
not completed in a timely manner, the Year 2000 issue could have a material 
impact on the operations of the Company.

     The costs associated with the Year 2000 project will be primarily for the
purchase of the new software being developed to replace and enhance the
Company's current operating systems. Consistent with its capitalization policy,
the costs of the Company's new operating software will be capitalized and
amortized over its expected useful life. As such, the Company believes that the
impact of the Year 2000 issue will not have a material effect on the Company's
results of operations.

     LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER INTEREST EXPENSE. Long-term debt and other
interest expense increased 21% and 41% for the three and six months ended June
30, 1998, respectively, compared to the same periods in 1997. The increases are
primarily due to the issuance of $300.0 million and $75.0 million of 11.5%
Senior Notes ("the Senior Notes") in March 1997 and October 1997, respectively,
partially offset by the concurrent extinguishment of $145.0 million of the 13%
Notes in March 1997.

     EXTRAORDINARY ITEM. In March 1997, the Company issued $300.0 million of its
Senior Notes and utilized approximately $173.5 million of the proceeds to
repurchase and covenant defease the Company's $145.0 million of 13% Notes,
including accrued interest of $7.9 million and a premium of approximately $20.3
million. These charges and additional professional fees incurred to retire such
debt were treated as an extraordinary item, net of tax.

     FINANCIAL CONDITION

     FINANCE INCOME RECEIVABLE. Finance income receivable decreased to $326.9
million at June 30, 1998 from $372.0 million at December 31, 1997. This 12%
decrease reflects a non-recurring $114.5 million pre-tax charge during the
second quarter (see "CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES")
partially offset by amounts capitalized upon completion of the Company's first
and second quarter securitizations related to the present value of estimated
cash flows.

     DEFERRED INCOME TAX. There were no deferred income taxes at June 30, 1998
compared with a net deferred tax liability of $18.8 million at December 31,
1997. This decrease reflects the recognition of a portion of the tax benefit
from the current quarter loss from operations. In accordance with SFAS No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes," the Company established a valuation allowance
during the quarter ended June 30, 1998. The valuation allowance was established
to offset the deferred tax asset associated with the Company's net operating
loss carryforward resulting in no net deferred income taxes at June 30, 1998.

     ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES. Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities increased 50% to $39.4 million at June 30, 1998 as compared with
$26.3 million at December 31, 1997. This increase is primarily due to accruals
recorded during the second quarter of 1998 related to the elimination of the
Company's retail remarketing program and other organizational changes designed
to improve operating efficiency (see "CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND
NON-RECURRING CHARGES").

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<PAGE>

DELINQUENCY, CREDIT LOSS AND REPOSSESSION EXPERIENCE

     The following tables describe the Company's delinquency, credit loss and
repossession experience for the periods indicated. A delinquent loan may result
in the repossession and foreclosure of the collateral for the loan. Losses
resulting from repossession and foreclosure of loans are charged against
applicable allowances.

DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE (1):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          JUNE 30, 1998                          DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                  -----------------------------            ------------------------------
                                                   NUMBER OF                                NUMBER OF
                                                    LOANS             BALANCE                 LOANS             BALANCE
                                                  ----------        -----------            ----------         -----------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                               <C>               <C>                    <C>                <C>
Servicing portfolio at end of period               438,063           $5,085,605              411,429           $4,956,090
Delinquencies:
  31-60 days                                         8,172           $   96,169                8,297           $  100,161
  61-90 days                                         3,740               44,733                3,635               45,485
  91 days or more                                    4,685               51,810                3,019               34,047
                                                  ----------        -----------            ----------         -----------

Total loans delinquent 31 or more days              16,597           $  192,712               14,951           $  179,693
Delinquencies as a percentage of
  number of loans and amount
  outstanding at end of period (2)                    3.79%                3.79%                3.63%                3.63%
Amount in repossession (3)                           4,184           $   28,861                6,083           $   55,300
                                                  ----------        -----------            ----------         -----------
Total delinquencies and amount in
  repossession (2) (3)                              20,781           $  221,573               21,034           $  234,993
                                                  ----------        -----------            ----------         -----------
                                                  ----------        -----------            ----------         -----------

</TABLE>
----------
(1)  All amounts and percentages are based on the principal amount scheduled to
     be paid on each loan. The information in the table includes previously sold
     loans which the Company continues to service.

(2)  Amounts shown do not include loans which are less than 31 days delinquent.

(3)  Amount in repossession represents financed automobiles which have been
     charged-off but not yet liquidated.

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CREDIT LOSS/REPOSSESSION EXPERIENCE (1):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED            SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                        JUNE 30,                     JUNE 30,
                                                             -------------------------      --------------------------
                                                                 1998          1997            1998            1997
                                                             ----------     ----------      -----------    -----------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                          <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>
Average servicing portfolio outstanding during the period    $5,049,786     $4,335,962       $5,025,684     $4,150,719
Average number of loans outstanding during the period           432,007        340,143          425,408        324,169
Number of charge-offs                                             8,677          5,672           16,274         10,365
Gross charge-offs (2)                                        $   78,947     $   33,261       $  131,426     $   79,671
Recoveries (3)                                                    4,172          2,533            7,748          4,413
                                                             ----------     ----------      -----------    -----------
Net losses                                                   $   74,775     $   30,728       $  123,678     $   75,258
                                                             ----------     ----------      -----------    -----------
                                                             ----------     ----------      -----------    -----------
Annualized gross charge-offs as a percentage of average
  servicing portfolio                                              6.25%          3.07%            5.23%          3.84%
Annualized net losses as a percentage of average
   servicing portfolio                                             5.92%          2.83%            4.92%          3.63%

</TABLE>

----------------
(1)  All amounts and percentages are based on the principal amount scheduled to
     be paid on each loan. The information in the table includes previously sold
     loans which the Company continues to service.

(2)  Gross charge-offs represent principal amounts which management estimated to
     be uncollectable after the consideration of anticipated proceeds from the
     disposition of repossessed assets and selling expenses.

(3)  Includes post-disposition amounts received on previously charged off loans.

     The increase in delinquency rate at June 30, 1998, compared with December
31, 1997, reflects the continued rise in the proportion of Classic loans in the
Company's servicing portfolio, which approximated 50% of loans serviced at June
30, 1998, compared with 43% at December 31, 1997. Repossessed inventory has
decreased since December 31, 1997, primarily due to the Company's decision to
increase its use of wholesale disposition channels to liquidate repossessed
vehicles. During the first six months of 1998 the Company sold approximately 74%
of its repossessed inventory through wholesale channels compared with 45% in the
same period a year ago.

     Annualized gross charge-offs and net losses during the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 1998, include a charge of 1.72% and 0.86%, respectively,
representing the impact of a write-down of current inventory resulting from a
revision to the estimate of net realizable value (see "CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING
ESTIMATES AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES") and the write-off of all remaining problem
loans from one of the Company's original consignment dealers which it has since
ceased doing business. The remaining increase in gross charge-offs and net
losses during the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, compared to the same
periods a year ago primarily reflects the continued rise in the proportion of
Classic loans in the Company's servicing portfolio and the increase in the
utilization of wholesale disposition channels. As previously discussed, the
Company announced that it is planning to discontinue the sale of repossessed
vehicles through retail disposition channels and anticipates that it will be
completely out of these operations by the end of 1998 (see "CHANGES IN
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES"). The Company believes that its
decision to discontinue its retail remarketing operations will enable it to
better manage its level of repossessed inventory and improve the timing of
excess cash flows released to the Company from securitization trusts as a result
of an increase in the speed at which repossessed vehicles can be liquidated.

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<PAGE>

LIQUIDITY

     The Company's business requires substantial cash to support its operating
activities. The principal cash requirements include (i) amounts necessary to
purchase and finance automobile loans pending securitization, (ii) payment of
dealer participations, (iii) cash held from time to time in restricted spread
accounts to support securitizations and warehouse facilities and other
securitization expenses, (iv) interest advances to securitization trusts, (v)
repossessed inventory, and (vi) interest expense. The Company also uses
significant amounts of cash for operating expenses. The Company receives cash
principally from interest on loans held pending securitization, from excess cash
flow received from securitization trusts and from fees earned through servicing
of loans held by such trusts. The Company has operated on a negative operating
cash flow basis and expects to continue to do so in the near future. The Company
has historically funded these negative operating cash flows principally through
borrowings from financial institutions, sales of equity securities and sales of
senior and subordinated notes. The Company may require additional capital in the
future to fund continued negative cash flows, although there can be no assurance
that the Company will have access to capital markets in the future or that
financing will be available to satisfy the Company's operating and debt service
requirements or to fund its future growth. See "Capital Resources."

     PRINCIPAL USES OF CASH IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     PURCHASE AND FINANCING OF AUTOMOBILE LOANS. Automobile loan purchases
represent the Company's most significant cash flow requirement. The Company
funds the purchase price of loans primarily through the use of warehouse
facilities. However, because advance rates under the warehouse facilities
generally provide funds from 93% to 97% of the principal balance of the loans,
the Company is required to fund the remainder of all purchases prior to
securitization with other available cash resources. The Company purchased $1.2
billion of loans during the first six months of 1998 compared to $1.5 billion
during the same period in 1997.

     DEALER PARTICIPATIONS. Consistent with industry practice, the Company pays
dealers participations for selling loans to the Company. These participations
typically require the Company to advance an up-front amount to dealers.
Participations paid by the Company to dealers during the six months ended June
30, 1998 were $32.7 million, or approximately 2.83% of the principal balance of
loans purchased, compared with $48.7 million, or approximately 3.20% of loans
purchased, during the same period in 1997. The decrease in dealer participations
as an aggregate amount and as a percentage of loans purchased reflects the
growth in volume in Classic loans, which are generally associated with lower
dealer participations.

     SECURITIZATION OF AUTOMOBILE LOANS. In connection with securitizations, the
Company is required to fund spread accounts related to each transaction. The
Company funds these spread accounts by foregoing receipt of excess cash flow
until these spread accounts exceed predetermined levels. In addition, for
certain securitizations prior to the third quarter of 1997, the Company has been
required to provide initial cash deposits into the spread accounts. The Company
had $241.7 million of restricted cash in spread accounts at June 30, 1998,
compared with $250.3 million at December 31, 1997. The decrease in restricted
cash in spread accounts reflects the Company's continued securitization of loan
purchases and the related accumulation of excess cash flows to levels defined
within each securitization agreement, partially offset by the release of excess
cash flows. Additionally, cash in spread accounts was reduced by $25.0 million
during the second quarter of 1998 under an agreement between the Company and its
provider of asset-backed securities insurance which allowed the Company to
receive an early release from the spread accounts. See "LIQUIDITY-OTHER CAPITAL
RESOURCES" for additional discussion.

     The Company also incurs certain expenses in connection with
securitizations, including underwriting fees, credit enhancement fees, trustee
fees and other costs, which approximate 0.5% of the principal amount of the
asset-backed securities sold in the securitizations.

     ADVANCES DUE TO SERVICER. As the servicer of loans sold in securitizations,
the Company periodically 

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<PAGE>


makes interest advances to the securitization trusts to provide for temporary 
delays in the receipt of required interest payments from borrowers. In 
accordance with the relevant servicing agreements, the Company makes advances 
only in the event it expects to recover such advances through payments from 
the obligor over the life of the loan.

     REPOSSESSED INVENTORY. At June 30, 1998, repossessed inventory managed or
owned by the Company and held for resale was $28.9 million, compared with $55.3
million at December 31, 1997. The rate of repossessed inventory turnover impacts
cash available for spread accounts under securitization trusts and,
consequently, the excess cash available for distribution to the Company. At June
30, 1998, repossessed inventory was 0.6% of the total servicing portfolio
compared with 1.1% at December 31, 1997. In June 1998, the Company decided to
discontinue liquidating its repossession inventory through retail disposition
channels and begin disposing of its repossessed vehicles exclusively through
wholesale auctions (see "CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND NON-RECURRING
CHARGES"). Any improvement in excess cash flows due to an increase in the
inventory turnover rate may be partially reduced by lower recoveries realized
through the exclusive use of wholesale auctions and generally lower wholesale
used car prices.

     INTEREST EXPENSE. Although the Company records net interest margin as
earned, a significant portion of the interest income component is generally
received in cash from excess cash flow, while the interest expense component
(primarily warehousing interest) is paid prior to securitization. The Company
also incurs interest expense related to both short-term and long-term debt
obligations.

     PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF CASH IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     EXCESS CASH FLOW. The Company receives excess cash flow from securitization
trusts, including the realization of gain on sale, the recovery of dealer
participations, and the recovery of accrued interest receivable earned, but not
yet collected, on loans held for sale prior to securitization. Recovery of
dealer participations and accrued interest receivable, which occur throughout
the life of the securitization, result in a reduction of the finance income
receivable but, because they have been considered in the original determination
of the gain on sale of loans, have no effect on the Company's results of
operations in the year in which the participations and interest are recovered
from the securitization trust. During the first six months of 1998, the Company
received $59.6 million of excess cash flow (which amount does not include the
$25 million released sooner than would otherwise have been the case pursuant to
an arrangement with the Company's provider of asset-backed securities insurance
- see "CAPITAL RESOURCES-OTHER CAPITAL RESOURCES"), compared with $33.7 million
during the same six months in 1997. Included in the 1998 cash released from
spread accounts is $7.0 million of cash which is restricted pursuant to an
arrangement between the Company and its asset-backed securities insurance
provider.

     SERVICING FEES. The Company receives servicing fees for servicing
securitized loans included in various securitization trusts. The servicing fee
for loans in securitization trusts is equal to one percent per annum of the
outstanding principal balance of the loans for all securitizations entered into
prior to September 1997 and 1.25 percent per annum on loans subsequently
securitized. The Company also receives collection fees, such as late payment
fees and insufficient fund charges, and interest on collection accounts earned
by the Company as servicer of the loans. During the six months ended June 30,
1998 and 1997, the Company received cash for such servicing in the amount of
$39.2 million and $27.5 million, respectively. Servicing fee income is reflected
in the Company's revenues as earned.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company finances the acquisition of automobile loans primarily through
(i) warehouse facilities, pursuant to which loans are sold or financed generally
on a temporary basis, and (ii) the securitization of loans, pursuant to which
loans are sold as asset-backed securities. Additional financing is required to
fund the Company's operations.

     WAREHOUSE FACILITIES. Automobile loans held for sale are funded primarily
through warehouse 

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facilities. At June 30, 1998, the Company had three warehouse facilities in 
place with various financial institutions and institutional lenders with an 
aggregate capacity of $875.0 million, of which $821.0 million was available. 
Based on anticipated loan purchasing volume during the next few quarters, the 
Company decided to terminate one of its warehouse facilities with a capacity 
of $175.0 million in July 1998, and eliminate the related commitment fees. 
The remaining facilities expire in October 1998 and July 1999, subject to 
renewal or extension at the lenders' option. Proceeds from securitizations, 
generally received within seven to ten days following the cut-off date 
established for the securitization transaction, are applied to repay amounts 
outstanding under warehouse facilities.

     SECURITIZATION PROGRAM. An important capital resource for the Company has
been its ability to sell automobile loans in the secondary markets through
securitizations. The following table summarizes the Company's securitization
transactions for the six months ended June 30, 1998, all of which were publicly
issued and rated "AAA/Aaa".

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         REMAINING                                    CURRENT
                                          REMAINING     BALANCE AS A    CURRENT        WEIGHTED        GROSS
                                         BALANCE AS      PERCENTAGE     WEIGHTED       AVERAGE       INTEREST
                          ORIGINAL       OF JUNE 30,    OF ORIGINAL     AVERAGE      SECURITIZATION    RATE
DATE                       BALANCE          1998          BALANCE         APR            RATE         SPREAD
----------------------   ------------    ------------   -----------     ---------    --------------  ------------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                      <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>
March 1998                  $ 525,000       $ 492,057         93.73%        17.15%          5.93%         11.22%
June 1998 (1)                 550,000         532,293         96.78%        17.26%          5.97%         11.29%
                         ------------     -----------
                          $ 1,075,000     $ 1,024,350

</TABLE>
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(1)  As of June 30, 1998, the Company had delivered $536.6 million of automobile
     loans and $13.4 million of cash remained in the pre-funded portion of the
     trust.

     HEDGING STRATEGY

     The Company enters into hedging transactions to manage its gross interest
rate spread on loans held for sale. The Company sells forward US Treasuries that
most closely parallel the average life of its portfolio of loans held for sale.
Hedging gains and losses are recognized as a component of the gain on sale of
loans on the date such loans are sold. To the extent hedging gains or losses are
significant, the resulting up-front cash payments or receipts may impact the
Company's liquidity. The Company receives the up-front gains or losses back over
time through a lower or higher spread, respectively, at the time of
securitization. During the first six months of 1998, the Company had net
realized losses on hedging transactions of $8.4 million. The Company had
unrealized losses on hedge contracts of $1.0 million that remain outstanding at
June 30, 1998.

     OTHER CAPITAL RESOURCES

     Historically, the Company has utilized various debt and equity financings
to offset negative operating cash flows and support its operations. No such
offerings were completed by the Company during the first six months of 1998.

     In May 1998, the Company and its provider of asset-backed securities
insurance entered into an arrangement whereby the Company was allowed to receive
$25 million of cash from certain spread accounts sooner than it would have
absent such arrangement. The arrangement may be extended on an annual basis upon
mutual arrangement by and between the Company and its provider of asset-backed
securities insurance. The Company pays a monthly fee to its provider of
asset-backed securities 

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insurance to maintain the arrangement. The $25 million will be replenished in 
relevant spread accounts by means of a $3 million reduction in the level of 
monthly cash releases from the spread accounts. Beginning in May 1999, unless 
the terms of the arrangement are extended.

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                            PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a)      EXHIBITS

     The following exhibit is filed with this amendment in response to Item 601
of Regulation S-K.

EXHIBIT
 NO.     DESCRIPTION
-------  -----------
27.1     Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith).


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.

                             ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

       SIGNATURE                                     TITLE                              DATE
       ---------                                     -----                              ----
<S>                        <C>                                                    <C> 
/s/ Richard A. Greenawalt  President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director       November 12, 1998
-------------------------
 Richard A. Greenawalt

 /s/ John A. Witham        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   November 12, 1998
-------------------------  (Principal Financial Officer)
   John A. Witham

 /s/ Brian S. Anderson     Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and        November 12, 1998
-------------------------  Assistant Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)
   Brian S. Anderson


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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
 NO.    DESCRIPTION
------  -------------
27.1    Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith).


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